U. S. Special forces to circle raqqa which is essentially the administrative capitol of the Islamic State. And basically cut it off from resupply of fighters, of ammunition, while they train up additional arab fighters who will go into the city and actually fight block to block. Rose and we conclude this evening with governor Chris Christie of new jersey talking about the bridge gate trial and verdict and his political future. I cant tell you how many timessive been told my political career was over. Here i am. And i will tell you this. What matters to me most is my reputation. And thats what i am fighting for. And thats why i am here telling you the truth of not only what i know but the truth of what happened in the trial because if you read the reports of the trial, you wouldnt even know what happened there. The Political Campaign as voters go to the polls, the attack against raqqa, and an exclusive interview with governor Chris Christie of new jersey when we continue. Funding for ch
Of clemency. I do not think the Death Penalty is appropriate punishment, nor life imprisonment. Ofse who call for some sort frontier justice need to understand there should be equal protection. ,ames clapper committed perjury punishable by five years in prison, if you want to throw the book at snowden, it is hard to say we are not going to do anything about James Clapper lying to congress. You are not going to compare what he did with whats noted n did . With what snowde i think i just did . [indiscernible] clapper did something worse than snowden . It is not my job to compare them, but James Clapper has harmed the credibility of intelligence agencies, making it hard for us to believe them when they come to capitol hill. He lied when he was prepped for a question. As he said, he told the least untruthful thing he could think of. It has greatly damaged the intelligence community. It is arguable. [indiscernible] one or two more. Comment on governor christie. He has enough questions to an
Drag draghis press conference begins. Stocks set to open in the green this morning after jobless claims fell by 15,000 ahead of tomorrows big job number. Plus, macys says it will layoff 2,500 workers and close 5 stores in a move that could save the company up to 100 million a year. Shares are up this morning on that news. While macys in the green, its been a rough morning for some of the other retail names, Family Dollar, Bed Bath Beyond expected to open well to the downside after Third Quarter earnings miss. While tmobile is still only the fourth largest carrier in the u. S. , its ceo making a splash at this years consumer electronic show and well tell you what he had to say about tmobiles Fourth Quarter and an incident at a party for at t. A lot for wall street to digest with new labor on the data front setting the stage for tomorrows big job numbers. Jobless claims by 15,000 to a seasonally adjusted 330,000. And the bank of england and the European Central Bank Standing pat on key I
New jersey governor, Chris Christie under fire at this hour after closing the lanes on one of the worlds busiest bridges. He said that he did so on purpose to cause a traffic jam. Hes going to address reporters in just moments. All of this is said to be a payback against a local mayor who didnt support christies election bid. The mayor said that its pay back, and the governor said that he is outraged. We go to erica with more. Good morning, del, and the governor will be facing tough questions from reporters any minute now, since documents revealed yesterday showed that people close to the governor orchestrated this traffic jam at the base of the George Washington bridge, which is very busy bridge during rush hour back in september, and the reason, possible retribution against the mayor of who refused to back the governors reelection campaign. Who, in their right mind, would close down access to the busiest bridge in the world to send me a message . The mayor of fort lee, emergency ener
Is appropriate, that is my feeling, too. That is a result of my soulsearching over the last couple of weeks. What is your opinion of this guy . You said you dont have a close personal relationship. Listen. I obviously believe that having David Wildstein at the Port Authority was a mistake. Let us just leave it at that. I said phil. I meant bob. Sorry about that, bob. Town hall at the meetings that you are very proud of the fact that you introduced for if the attorney general like furniture . [indiscernible] thats not fair. Think to characterize the attorney general as a piece of furniture is really beneath what you guys should be doing. The attorney general is doing an outstanding job. They are to enforce the law. They are not there to act as an ethics advisor to the government office. Governors office. If you find that in the statue of regulars, pointed out to me. [indiscernible] no, he is not. He may have to provide an investigative function in some later time. Imagine that. Imagine